There was an advert on American television a few years ago for Rubbermaid© products. A family was stuck the dilemma of having too much stuff. They went out and bought some storage boxes, got the mess sorted, and then decided…to get more stuff!
For some of us life is all about stuff. We get caught up in the world’s idea that more is better and that the measure of our success is who has the most toys. I think most, if not all of us, at least struggle at times with stuff.
Jesus tells the story of a rich man who was just getting richer. He got caught up in the excitement and said, “Tear down the barns, build more, and make room for all my stuff!”
The problem is, at the end of the day, stuff just won’t do it. When it is all said and done and our focus has been on stuff we need to ask ourselves the question that Jesus asked this rich man, “What’s going to happen to all your stuff now?”
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